CONTROL OF RADIATION HAZARDS

(1) The licensee shall control and maintain constant surveillance of licensed radioactive material that is in an unrestricted area and that is not in storage or in a patient. (2) The registrant shall maintain control of radiation machines that are in a restricted or unrestricted …

(1) Standard Radiation Symbol. Unless otherwise authorized by the department, the symbol prescribed in this section shall use the colors magenta or purple or black on yellow background. The symbol prescribed is the three-bladed design as follows: RADIATION SYMBOL (a) Cross-hatche…

(1) Posting of Radiation Areas. The licensee or registrant shall post each radiation area with a conspicuous sign or signs bearing the radiation symbol and the words "CAUTION, RADIATION AREA." (2) Posting of High Radiation Areas. The licensee or registrant shall post each high ra…

(1) A licensee or registrant is not required to post caution signs in areas or rooms containing sources of radiation for periods of less than 8 hours if each of the following conditions is met: (a) The sources of radiation are constantly attended during these periods by an indivi…

(1) The licensee shall ensure that each container of licensed material bears a durable, clearly visible label bearing the radiation symbol and the words "CAUTION, RADIOACTIVE MATERIAL" or "DANGER, RADIOACTIVE MATERIAL." The label shall also provide information, such as the radion…

A licensee is not required to label: (1) Containers holding licensed material in quantities less than the quantities listed in State of Florida Bureau of Radiation Control Radioactive Material Requiring Labeling, May 2000; (2) Containers holding licensed material in concentration…

(1) Each licensee who expects to receive a package containing quantities of radioactive material in excess of A1 or A2 quantities as defined in Part XV shall make arrangements to receive: (a) The package when the carrier offers it for delivery, or (b) The notification of the arri…

(1) Unless otherwise exempted, a licensee shall transfer waste for disposal, discharge, or decay licensed material only: (a) By transfer to an authorized recipient as specified in Rule 64E-5.332, F.A.C., or in Part II of these regulations or to the U.S. Department of Energy; (b) …

(1) A person can apply to the department for approval of proposed procedures to dispose of radioactive material in a manner not otherwise authorized in this part. Each application shall include a description of the radioactive material, including the quantities and kinds of radio…

(1) A licensee can discharge licensed material into sanitary sewerage if each of the following conditions is satisfied: (a) The material is readily soluble or is readily dispersible biological material in water; (b) The quantity of licensed radioactive material that the licensee …

(1) A licensee can dispose of the following licensed material without regard to its radioactivity: (a) 0.05 microcurie (1.85 kBq) or less of hydrogen 3 or carbon 14 per gram of medium used for liquid scintillation counting; (b) 0.05 microcurie (1.85 kBq) or less of hydrogen 3 or …

(1) The requirements of this section, Requirements for Transfers of Low-Level Radioactive Waste Intended for Disposal at Licensed Land Disposal Facilities and Manifest, July 1997, hereafter referred to as "Requirements for Low-Level Radioactive Waste Disposal," which is herein in…

(1) Physical Half-life Considerations. (a) Consideration by the licensee must be given to the concentration of long-lived radionuclides, and their shorter-lived precursors, whose potential hazard will persist long after such precautions as institutional controls, improved waste f…

(1) Each licensee or registrant shall use the SI unit becquerel, gray, sievert and coulomb per kilogram, or the special units curie, rad, rem and roentgen, including multiples and subdivisions, and shall clearly indicate the units of all quantities on records required by this par…

(1) Each licensee or registrant shall maintain records of the radiation protection program, including: (a) The provisions of the program; and, (b) Audits and other reviews of program content and implementation. (2) The licensee or registrant shall retain the records required by p…

(1) Each licensee or registrant shall maintain records showing the results of surveys and calibrations required by Rule 64E-5.314 and subsection 64E-5.327(2), F.A.C. The licensee or registrant shall retain these records for 3 years after the record is made. (2) The licensee or re…

Records of tests for leakage or contamination of sealed sources required by these regulations shall be kept in units of becquerel or microcurie and maintained for inspection by the department for 3 years after the records are made. Rulemaking Authority 404.051, 404.081 FS. Law Im…

(1) For each planned special exposure, the licensee or registrant shall maintain records that describe: (a) The exceptional circumstances requiring the use of a planned special exposure; (b) The name of the management official who authorized the planned special exposure and a cop…

(1) Each licensee or registrant shall maintain records of doses received by all individuals for whom monitoring is required as specified in Rule 64E-5.315, F.A.C., and records of doses received during planned special exposures, accidents, and emergency conditions. Assessments of …

(1) Each licensee shall maintain records of the disposal of licensed materials. (2) The licensee shall retain the records required by subsection 64E-5.340(1), F.A.C., until the department terminates each pertinent license requiring the record except as provided in subparagraph 64…

(1) Each licensee or registrant shall maintain records of tests specified in paragraph 64E-5.317(2)(a), F.A.C., on entry control devices for very high radiation areas. The records must include the date, time, and results of each such test of function. (2) The licensee or registra…

Each record required by this part shall be legible throughout the specified retention period. The record shall be the original or a reproduced copy or a microform if the copy or microform is authenticated by authorized personnel and the microform is capable of producing a clear c…

(1) Telephone Reports. Each licensee or registrant shall report to the department by telephone the following: (a) Stolen, lost or missing licensed radioactive material in an aggregate quantity equal to or greater than 1,000 times the quantity specified in State of Florida Bureau …

(1) Immediate Notification. Regardless of other requirements for notification, each licensee or registrant shall immediately report each event involving a source of radiation possessed by the licensee or registrant that might have caused or threatens to cause any of the following…

(1) Reportable Events. In addition to the notification required by Rule 64E-5.344, F.A.C., each licensee or registrant shall submit a written report within 30 days after learning of any of the following occurrences: (a) Incidents for which notification is required by Rule 64E-5.3…

The licensee or registrant shall submit a written report to the department within 30 days following any planned special exposure as specified in Rule 64E-5.309, F.A.C., informing the department that a planned special exposure was conducted and indicating the date the planned spec…

(1) Requirements for notification and reports to individuals of exposure to radiation or radioactive material are specified in Part IX of these regulations. (2) When a licensee or registrant is required by Rules 64E-5.345, 64E-5.346 or 64E-5.347, F.A.C., to report to the departme…

The licensee shall immediately notify the department if the test for leakage or contamination required by these regulations indicates a sealed source is leaking or contaminated. A written report of a leaking or contaminated source shall be submitted to the department within 5 day…

Each specific licensee or registrant shall notify the department in writing of the intent to vacate no less than 30 days before vacating or relinquishing possession or control of premises which might have been contaminated with radioactive material as a result of his activities. …

Each licensee who manufactures, transfers, receives, disassembles, or disposes of a nationally tracked source shall complete and submit to the NRC a National Source Tracking Transaction Report as specified in subsections (1) through (5) of this section for each type of transactio…

The nationally tracked source thresholds are listed in table 1 below with the Terabecquerel (TBq) values as the regulatory standard. The curie (Ci) values specified are obtained by converting from the TBq value. The curie values are provided for practical usefulness only and are …

As used in this part, the following definitions apply: (1) "Associated equipment" means equipment, such as guide tubes, control tubes, control cables, removable source stops, J-tubes, and collimators, used in conjunction with a radiographic exposure device that drives, guides, or…

(1) Equipment used in radiographic operations shall meet the criteria specified below. (a) Each radiographic exposure device, source assembly or sealed source, and all associated equipment shall meet the requirements specified in American National Standards Institute (ANSI) N432-…

(1) Each radiation machine, radiographic exposure device, source changer, and storage container shall be kept locked with the key removed from any keyed lock except when under the direct supervision of radiographic personnel or as specified in subsection (6), below. (2) Each radi…

(1) The licensee or registrant shall maintain enough calibrated and operable radiation survey instruments to make physical radiation surveys as required by the rules contained in this part and Chapter 64E-5, Part III, F.A.C. Such instrumentation shall be able to measure a range f…

(1) The replacement, leak testing, leak test sample analysis, repair, tagging, opening, or any other modification of any sealed source shall be performed only by persons authorized specifically to do so by the department, another agreement state, licensing state, or the NRC. (2) …

Each licensee or registrant shall conduct a quarterly physical inventory to account for all sources of radiation received or possessed during the quarter. The inventory shall cover all sources of radiation requiring licensure or registration by the department, including sealed so…

(1) Each time a radiation source is removed from storage, the licensee or registrant shall complete and maintain source movement logs for each radiation source with the following information, as applicable: (a) The locations where used, the names of the jobs or clients, and the d…

(1) Each licensee or registrant shall perform visual and operability checks on survey instruments, radiation machines, radiographic exposure devices, associated equipment, transport containers, storage containers, and source changers before use on each day the equipment is to be …

(1) Each entrance used for personnel access to a high radiation area in a permanent radiographic installation shall have either: (a) An entrance control that reduces the radiation level to below the level at which an individual might receive a deep dose equivalent of 0.1 rem (1 m…

The radiation protection program specified in Rule 64E-5.303, F.A.C., for registrants performing radiography and license applications, renewals, and requests for amendments for licensees performing radiography shall include the components specified below and the location of all r…

(1) The licensee or registrant shall appoint an RSO and delegate the authority needed to fulfill the duties of the position. Except as specified in subsection 64E-5.433(2), F.A.C., below, the minimum qualifications, training, and experience for the RSO shall be: (a) One year of d…

(1) The licensee or registrant shall not permit any individual to act as a radiographer's assistant until such individual: (a) Receives a copy of the licensee's or registrant's operating and emergency procedures; (b) Completes 8 hours of training, including instruction in the lic…

(1) With the exception of industrial cabinet x-ray systems, the radiographer shall be accompanied by at least one other radiographer or radiographer's assistant whenever radiography is performed at a location other than a permanent radiographic installation. The additional qualif…

The licensee's or registrant's procedures shall include instructions in the following: (1) Handling and use of sources of radiation to be used so that exposures are maintained as low as reasonably achievable and no individual is likely to be exposed to radiation doses in excess o…

(1) The licensee or registrant shall not permit any individual to act as a radiographer or a radiographer's assistant unless the individual wears on the trunk of his or her body at all times during radiographic operations: (a) A NVLAP-approved personnel monitoring badge such as a…

(1) No radiographic operations shall be conducted unless at least one calibrated and operable radiation survey instrument meeting the requirements of Rule 64E-5.426, F.A.C., is available for each radiographic exposure device and radiation machine in use at each site where radiogr…

In addition to the posting requirements specified in Rule 64E-5.901, F.A.C., the licensee or registrant shall comply with the requirements described below. (1) Radiation areas and high radiation areas created by radiographic operations shall be posted conspicuously as specified i…

(1) Each licensee or registrant shall maintain the following records for 3 years after the event at the location specified in Rule 64E-5.432, F.A.C., for inspection by the Department: (a) Survey instrument, dosimeter, and alarm ratemeter calibrations specified in Rule 64E-5.426 a…

(1) In addition to the reporting requirements specified in rules contained in Chapter 64E-5, Parts III and IX, F.A.C., and other sections of this part, each licensee shall provide a written report to the department within 30 days of the occurrence of any of the incidents involvin…